Rant number 265
It's probably a bit of a surprise to some or all of you, but the Trum you would meet in real life is very much the same one you can read on the screen. I do still get angry, I do go off on rants, I do use some of the oddest imagery imaginable and I am a bit of a sarky git at times.
I'd like to think its part of my charm - and my quintessential me-ness.
Even at work, I can be guilty of ranting about subjects and going off on really quite mad tangents. This week for instance - I talked about the ridiculousness of Dick Van Dykes 'cockerney' accent in Mary Poppins (or as he would have it Maewee Pawpeens,) and covered the subjects of complaining to companies & salespeople. I'd like to say that this was an accessional thing, but really it was kinda normal.
At work, we've been well overdue some new staff - and over the last week and a half we've had two new starters - which is great.
The important thing about new people is of course - to train them to a good standard. Otherwise you are doing yourself no favours to yourself or the new folk!
Our company not being huge, we deal with the training of staff within our own team. Usually I try and leave this to the other members of the team, who are better at these things - and less grumpy. I have however had to spend a couple of days training over the last fortnight - which means I have to be 'nice Trum.'
Nice Trum doesn't come out very often at all. It's not that he's neglected per se, he just isn't quite as noisy and in your face as the normal me. He has a little 'box' of sorts in my head where he likes to stay, safe and quiet.
When I have to meet new people in a work based situation or be around a group of strangers where I cannot be too ostentatious - I have to bring him out however, blinking into the bright light - bleary eyed and flinching at each and every loud noise.
It's very hard to tone down your personality when it is - by definition - ones personality.
This has meant that the last few days has been difficult. I got to be me in little patches - but I've also had to hold back and ramp up the standard levels of insanity.
I'm off training next week hopefully - so with any luck I can just get back to sitting in the corner and gradually plotting evil. Crossed fingers!
Rant over.
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